Inspection-opening for mattresses, &amp;c.



C. H. YOUNG.

INSPECTION OPENING FOR MATTRESSES, m.

APPLICATION FILED APR-141mm.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

CYRUS H. YOUNG,

ienrnnr oration.

OF NUTLEY, NEVJ JERSEY.

INSPECTION-OPENING FOR MATTRESSES, 8w.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. to, rear.

Application filed April 14, 1916. Serial No. 91,105.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CYRUs H. YOUNG, acitizen of the United States, residing at Nutley, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Inspection-Openings for Mattresses, &c., of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of mattresses and particularlyto the outer covering or envelop.

Manufacturers of mattresses, and particularly of the higher grades, anddealers handling their goods desire to exhibit the materials forming thefilling or body of the mattress, both as a protection against thecheaper grades with which they are thrown in competition, and for thepurpose of showing to customers the quality of their goods. For a likereason manufacturers of the bet- -ter grades of mattresses wish toprovide their mattresses with some means by which their contents may beinspected.

The object of my invention is to provide the covers or outer envelops ofmattresses with inspection openings that are normally held in closedposition by readily detachable fasteners and yet without marring theirappearance or in any manner interfering with their use.

It has heretofore been proposed to closethe opening of a pillow slip orof an outer mattress cover through which the pillow or mattress isinserted by means of snap fasteners after the manner of closing aplacket opening. In all such prior devices, however, the openings havebeen in the sides of the cover and the opening is closed by overlappingone margin of the goods upon the other. In my invention the margins ofmaterial upon either side of the opening are brought together in amanner to form an outstanding rib and which preferably extends betweenthe projecting marginal binding strips extending around the upper andlower edges of the mattress cover and also preferably forms a projectingcorner rib extending diagonally outward from the corner edge, thustaking the place of the usual outstanding corner binding strip toprotect the mattress at this point and form a bracing rib between theupper and lower marginal binding strips.

In the accompanying drawings Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of acorner section of a mattress embodying my invention;

and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The cover or envelop 1 of the mattress may be tufted in the usual mannerif desired, and is provided with outstanding marginal binding strips 2.At one or more points in the side members 1*, I form an insp ectionopening. by bringing together and abutting for a certain width therespective margins 41, 5 of material to form an outstanding rib, asshown in Figs. 1 and 3. These abutting marginal portions are secured atthe top and bottom to the projecting marginal binding strips 2, whichmaintain them in position and prevent them from shifting in eitherdirection. The cooperating members 6, 7, of snap fastening devices aresecured in the opposite abutting margins to permit them to be readilysecured together or opened for inspection of the mattress body orfilling 9. For the purpose of protecting the filling material oppositethe opening, I may attach a flap 10 of suitable material along one edgeto the inside of the side member 1 adjacent the opening, the free endbeing inserted between the cover and the filling upon the opposite sideof the opening.

When the inspection opening is closed by means of the fastening, asshown in Fig. 1, the abutting margins 4, 5 form a duofold or reinforcedoutstanding rib which conforms to the other marginal strips, andcooperates with the upper and lower marginal binding strips to protectthe corner, this reinforced edge rib forming a brace or tiememberconnecting the upper and lower marginal binding strips.

The advantages to be derived from my invention will be obvious to everyone but they will be especially appreciated by manufacturers and dealersof mattresses. I have described in detail the structural featuresillustrated in the accompanying drawings for the purpose of disclosingan embodiment of my invention, but I am aware that various modificationsand changes may be made therein within the scope of the appended claimsand without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A cover for mattresses, pillows and the like, comprising an envelopof suitable fabric adapted to inclose the body thereof, having themeeting sides at a corner thereof provided with free ends adapted, toabut and form an outstanding strip or rib, and detachable fasteningdevices carried by the adjacent margins of said ends to thereby permitthe ready exposing of the interior or body of the mattress.

2. A cover for mattresses, pillows and the like, comprising an envelopof suitable tabric adapted to inclose the body thereof, having meetingfree edges at a point in the side portion thereof adapted to abut toform a reinforced outstanding rib, and detachable fastening devicessecured in the adjacent margins of said meeting edges, the opposite endsof said marginal portions being secured respectively to the top andbottom members of the envelop.

3. A mattress, pillow or like device, having a body portion and a coveror envelop of suitable material provided With top, bot tom and sidemembers, the meeting edges of the top and sides and of the bottom andsides having projecting marginal portions, one corner of the side memberhaving an opening adapted to be closed by abutting the margins of thematerial upon either side of the opening to form an outstanding rib, anddetachable fastening devices carried by said margins, the opposite endsof said marginal portions being secured respectively to the adjacentprojecting marginal portions of the top and bottom members.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

CYRUS H; YOUNG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

